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Not Necessarily the News
6.9(7)19838 seasons · 100 ep
Not Necessarily the News is a satirical sketch comedy series that first aired on HBO in September 1982 as a comedy special, and then ran as a series from 1983 to 1990. It featured sketches, parody news items, commercial parodies, and humorous bits made from overdubbing or editing actual news footage. It was based on the British series, Not the Nine O'Clock News. Not Necessarily the News was also the birthplace of Rich Hall's sniglets.
- Director
- John Moffitt,Greg Daniels
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Cast
Rich Hall
Lucy Webb
Helen St. Thomas
Jan Hooks
Matthew Perry
Bob
Michael Bailey Smith
Annabelle Gurwitch
Stuart Pankin
Anne Bloom
Mitchell Laurance
Alan K. Simpson
Self (archive footage)
Dick Gephardt
Self (archive footage)
Fritz Hollings
Self (archive footage)
Scoop Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Jesse Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Alexander Haig
Self (archive footage)
Gary Hart
Self (archive footage)
Walter Mondale
Self (archive footage)
Jack Nicholson
Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Directing
- John MoffittDirector
- Greg DanielsDirector
Writing
- Lane SarasohnWriter
- David HurwitzWriter
- Steve BarkerWriter
- Larry ArnsteinWriter
- Billy KimballWriter
- Mike ReissWriter
- George MeyerWriter
- Rich HallWriter
- Ian Maxtone-GrahamWriter
- Al JeanWriter
- Conan O'BrienWriter
- Greg DanielsWriter